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The sport beggins
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the first Quidditch World Cup took place with Middlebury taking the place of the top team
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It soon grew internationally, arriving in Canada through McGill University and Carleton University.
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Quidditch began to take shape around the world with teams beginning in Australia, the UK and France.
UCLA became the first major university to create a permanent Quidditch pitch, through the generosity of actor-alumnus Matthew Perry. -
The IQA hosted the Summer Games, where five nations sent national teams.
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The IQA hosted the Global Games, during which the United States defeated Australia for the gold medal.
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It was reported that some leagues involved in the sport, US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch, were planning to change the name of the sport they engage in.
The leagues had stated that this was in order to distance themselves from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's views on transgender people and related civil rights, that have been criticized by some people as transphobic, as well as avoiding a potential trademark dispute over studio Warner Bros.' ownership of "Quidditch". -
the new name of "quadball" was announced, which references the game's four balls and retains 'Q' as the first letter.
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Rulebook changes
The upcoming 2022 IQA rulebook will add in two-arm wrappings and tackling, allow initiating contact from behind if a player has come to a complete stop and extend the seeker floor from 17 to 20 minutes